(Headline USA) The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison on forced labor charges, federal prosecutors said.
Nicole Daedone, co-founder of OneTaste Inc., was also ordered to forfeit $12 million during the hearing in Brooklyn. That was...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Only 10 U.S. senators voted against the bipartisan housing bill that restricts large institutional investors from buying up single family homes and requires investors to sell build-to-rent homes within seven years.
Those lawmakers also each received tens or sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) We know one of the reasons there has been so much downward pressure on gold since the beginning of the Iran War. Turkey recently sold and swapped 60 tonnes of gold to support its currency.
The Iran War is temporarily giving the U.S. dollar...
(Headline USA) The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing today at 2 p.m. into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing into the open a yearslong investigation into how she funded her political rise.
The two-term congresswoman is facing numerous ethics charges, including...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Senate Republican leaders appear close to reaching a Department of Homeland Security funding deal with Democrats, but many rank-and-file Republicans view the proposed compromise as inadequate.
With the DHS shutdown entering week six and travel chaos growing at some airports, a tentative off-ramp has emerged,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government officials.
The New York Times...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A man who was once a mentor to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died from what’s been described as a “freak” accident while playing pickleball.
Jeff Webb, 76, reportedly died Thursday, about two weeks after cracking his head while playing pickleball.
“Webb was hospitalized, and...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Chris Powell, co-founder of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, for a wide-ranging discussion on gold and silver markets, government intervention, and what it all means for investors navigating today’s volatile environment.
The conversation...
(Headline USA) CBS News said Friday it will shut down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation, ending an era and blaming challenging economic times as the world moves on to digital sources and podcasts.
When it went on the air in September 1927, the service...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Israel bombed facilities at the South Pars natural gas field in Iran. The world’s largest natural gas field is under the Persian Gulf and is split between Iran and Qatar.
On Wednesday, strikes hit facilities in Iran’s Bushehr province tied to the gas field. Following the attack,...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris remains the clear Democratic favorite for the next presidential primary two years before the first votes are cast, according to the latest The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll.
A national sampling of 1,152 Democrats and left-leaning...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On March 17, the U.S. national debt slipped above $39 trillion.
If you're thinking, 'Wow, it seems like we just crossed the $38 trillion threshold,' you are correct. It was a mere 150 days ago on October 21.
As of March 17, the national debt...